The Coasters - Poison Ivy (Doo Wop 50)

[SuddenSparkles]

Kisses fishes

[WytZox1]

I remember seeing The Harlem Globetrotters (during the Curly Neal/Meadowlark Lemon era) perform a great cover of this song live after their usual victory over the Washington Generals.

[SerpentKiss11]

@our lord Lennon...dude, your Bible is a funny old book. So what's your point?

[110665bigguy]

great group

[fastwings23]

mmmmmmicrowave!!!!!!!! yall this is the new top comment

[Freyja1133]

This is my favorite coasters song

[MARI007100]

La canción del dia:

Carl Gardner un grande que nos deja y esta gema de la musica ...Descanse en paz.



[Jim5150jvc]

"You're gonna need an ocean, of Calomine Lotion" probably the best lyric in original Rock 'N' Roll! R.I.P. Jerry Lieber

[Freyja1133]

@Jim5150jvc the updated version of that line would be you're gonna need an oean of aloe vera lotion

what do you think?

[OurLordLennon]

Its the freaking end of the world.....and we sit around singing funny old songs.....

[ritealoser007]

The best song about a girl with an STD.

[jerseyman34]

@ritealoser007  hahaha ! good one bro !

[jdavidbrand]

Amazing voice. Sounded great after all the years!

[gingerly1501]

WOW!!! thankyou for p0sting this!!!!!!:)))))

[DemonicRemption]

I got to sing this song back in eighth grade choir class... O_O I can't believe this was sung and performed by such icons... I am not worthy. Xp

[TheSternSteven]

I have posion ivy.. Like legit...

[mcoldskool]

RIP Carl Gardner

[verdew8181]

this is great!!!! And I am no great fan of rock.

[barnabas50]

R.I.P. Carl Gardner

[calady11]

Sorry to hear about the passing of Carl Gardner...RIP. I loved their songs, they were so much fun!!

[itstherecit]

The last of the Coasters is gone now....loved those sounds when I was a teenager....they are missed....R.I.P. all of you

[itstherecit]

The last of the Coasters is gone now....loved those sounds when I was a teenager....they are missed....R.I.P. allof you

[BENNYGPRODUCTIONS]

R.I.P carl. carl just passed away about 10 minutes ago

[kb6kgx]

@BENNYGPRODUCTIONS Just found out. Wow... I just got his book last week.

[xXZBAYXx]

Rack em rack rack em rack

Rack ball

[0olong]

Fantastic. Do you know when it's from though?

[TheBrianJonesfan]

We can say : This is music, real music

[takeDshot]

I'm here 'cause of rack em willie !!!!!!:-)

[karinavalle1]

I love this songg..!

[nicodorazi]

Poison Ivyyyyyyyyy

[starrysurprise2]

8 people have poison ivy

[OrderoftheWhiteHand]

Pimp Nasty Funky ch-Pimp and Stanky Chicken

[STiNUHBBY]

@OrderoftheWhiteHand  HAHAHAHA WTF

<3willie<3

[MrUptheriver]

Real talent.

[indispensablesoul]

my personal fav... lol

[jwmellott]

These guys did a free casino concert about 12 years ago in Evansville, Indiana.

It was so much fun.

[CapitanJoseRubio]

This is the authentic soul  spirit

[weslenforever]

I had the distinct pleasure of seeing these great guys in concert in Colorado Springs back in the 60s. Stevie Wonder was on the ticket as well, all of about 14 by then. AMAZING.

[retardswithrayguns]

come check out RETARDS WITH RAYGUNS a horror doo wop band

[4567lalala]

you're gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion

[hjfdtjk]

its spooky

[RachelPocket]

When I was in 5th grade I heard this song from a teacher. I heard it once and I never forgot it. Now I'm a freshman in college and this song is just as wonderful as I remember!!

[frvrangle8]

im 16 and i love this song!

even when i was 9 i did!

[johnny102marvin]

Now this is real singing, real entertainment, and real music.

[JimmyDeLocke]

Oh Yeah, one other thing -- The fact that this song is a euphemistic refence to venereal disease is well established. Check out the new book "Hound Dog" the Leiber/Stoller autobiography that just came out -- I couldn't put it down.

[JimmyDeLocke]

A Leiber andf Stoller composition -- they wrote a lot of the coaster's hits; Charlie Brown, Young Blood, Yakety yak, Love Potion #9, etc, etc, Not to mention: Little Egypt, Hound Dog, Jail House Rock for the king.

[hmoon99]

You have to love the Almighty Coasters

[brandon5474]

poison i heyeyeyeyeyyey

[CYNTHIALADY214]

hahah 7 ppl sneezed and hit the button where it said they didnt like it...

[mkl62]

In the Rock Era, I might add.

[mkl62]

A #1 hit for The Coasters on the Rhythm & Blues charts. It was the 54th #1 song on the R&B charts.

[shantelmoore6]

this is hella good to listen to the oldies like this the coasters

[VexylMusic]

They play this song at Ross.

[cowboy80881]

Rack em Willie sings this song lol

[doowopnightsdotcom]

Such amazing harmonizing in the vocals is what I think made Doo-Wop stand out so much to me. I love this music!

[CurlyHairChris]

Calamine Lotion....Oh yeah, I remember that pink stuff.

[Dazlee0010]

great 1959 classic song for sure.

[TheKoC101]

Jaysus!! Mr. Gardner.. Hats off to you my man!! For me the Coasters are the original cool..

[Sirmorian]

GREAT!!!!!!!!!

[Rafterman123]

damn, Carl Gardner still got it! yeah!

[AAntonioHHenik]

Venenooooooooooosa hehehehheeeeeee, Hera venenosa , heheheh, é pior do que cobra cascavel, seu veneno é cruel el el el

[juan58102]

Great song!!!!! Long life the coasters!!!

[Freyja1133]

Poison Ivy is My favorite Coasters sog

[raverkansascity]

RACK EM RACK EM RACK RACK RACK

[y00sta]

cant touch dis were talkin pre Mc donalds

[bytetek]

@y00sta : This, the original version by the Coasters is the best. However, my friend, Mickey D began in 1940, with a restaurant opened by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California. Their introduction of the "Speedee Service System" in 1948 established the principles of the modern fast-food restaurant.

[MrStrictlyStock]

@bytetek We used to drive over from Riverside just to hang out at the Golden Arches in the 60s.

[Che870]

@MrStrictlyStock then suck on some guys cock no doubt :- )

[lewisisdaman]

rack bawl

[wesmotown]

is that pop staples on the guitar directing the band

[harmonystreet]

No Thats Curly

whos been with them for many many many

years

[CheckMate657879]

Man! This song - by The Coasters - was out when I was in elementary school - we loved it - used to have our ittle transistor radios at recess time. For me - The Coasters will ALWAYS be the masters of this song.

[Macks73]

i'm showin em' who was the high now,

pimp nasty funky, ch-pimp, and stanky chicken

[ushere07]

@Macks73 Rack 'em Willie ;)

[MrYoungMod]

The Lambretta's version is better XD

[twiffik]

great song-were those jackets made for them to 'grow into''!

[olderman998]

lol twiffik!

[jewlsbyjen]

This is a great song! It has been a long time since I have heard it.

[jbuugi]

I looked up this vid because Rack Em' Willie was singing it! lol

[Macks73]

haha me too, rack em willie is some funny shit, as soon as i heard him sing it i knew what classic he was talking about

[if0undnem0]

fiffteen guys, raped my brother up therrr in the clarrk county jail...messed with him...i asked my brutha, i said "jown, i says how that feel to you?!!" he said "james...whad no fuuuhhn...."

[sieg5857]

RACKBALL

[sd5666]

keep the music alive this is great

[ilikemuddin]

Rackem Rackem I heard Rackem Willie sing this at 144 uh uh Magnolia Skreet. He was in front of that window in front of that house.

[candymintz]

45rpm single for sale on Ebay

[TriplePirouette2115]

RACKBALL

[ViLaCrAzY]

hacen una version en castellano los straitjackets

[bu1letpr00f]

this song is about stds, not poison ivy

[ripopentheuniverse]

@bu1letpr00f It This song has been interpreted to be about sexually transmitted dieases especially of late. But I do believe that it's ideal was to be a song about a song about a "won't do right" woman. Anywho, music as any art form is to be interpreted differently by everyone. It is a great song, though! :)

[hwilly09]

rack em, rack, RACKBALL!

[Mystery69]

rack em rack willie did it better

[vegaslover777]

I saw these guys 2 years ago at the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Vegas. They were outstanding!!

[berryglen]

The singer 2nd from left is Carl from the Coasters and sang on the record - some of the others may be originals. None of the people appearing at the Sahara were on the hit records.

[oldermusiclover]

PLEASE YOUTUBE can you post a verson

of RUN RED RUN by the Coasters. Also

Little Egypt.

[castletriglav]

I think there are 4 different Coasters groups on the road because none of the original guys can get along. Very sad.

[YOUPUBEISGAY]

Rack, Rack Em

[miavierra]

@YOUPUBEISGAY Hell yeah. Rack Em Willy is the reason I'm here!

[galaxsucks]

Dude.. i got poison ivy the other day messin 'round in the damn woods.. and i sure as hell aint dancin!!!! it sucks man

[MadsNoble]

When did they preform the song???

[gknopp1]

I think the original was around 1958

[bgbelgorock]

august 1959

[Donteatmarbles]

RACK AND ROLL!

[brendakaye34]

Thanks so much for posting! My husband didn't believe this was a real song  lol

[Nektir]

shame on youre husband;)

[styminho]

ROCK AND ROLL MAN!

[SKRIBLSKULL]

anybody know the 90's version with some rap group??? can't remember the name of the band, HELP!

[Drewm7326]

@SKRIBLSKULL Young & Restless was a Miami Bass Hip-Hop Group who did a cover version back in 1990

[annakranen]

i think is better the version in spanish (: but this one is cool too!!!

[eazye8423]

I like Funky Chicken's version better

[terrafirma91]

And they still sound good. They had a "Caribbean" sound in their rhythm on their recordings. The horns detract from the original song, but they still sound phenomenal.

[hdavidson1985]

one of my favorite groups with a very nice song.

[KonsolN]

Ich libe diesen Song. How old are they?

[Freyja1133]

At least 60s ,or 70s

[cameltoast]

RACK RACK RACK RACK

[Wisconsin222]

Rack Em Willie Sang this is funny.

[ThexHigherx]

Lol. Me and my cousin LOOOVE this song. 'Tis great. <33

[zochiggity]

rack em

[illmatic826]

Rack em Willie had sung this song wow its really real!!

[lgshine27]

I Love This Song¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[Finallybenunderstood]

I remember hopping and bopping to this one... there was poison oak where I lived, so never had a clue about the truth of this

Poison Ivy girl, LOL!!

[Izzielotzafunnies]

Happy birthday, Carl Gardner... what a talented young man, he is

[Ssssstones]

Hey friends! we celebrate today (29-4-2009) the 81th birthday to Carl GARDNER !!

[Thiskittenneveralone]

oooh, thank you Thierry... I thought this was the hottest thing since fish cakes when I was very young... great share!!

[Ssssstones]

fish cakes ??! what is that song ? Coasters ? Stones ?

[Thiskittenneveralone]

Stones? hey they did a hot version of this... no, one fish cake was rewritten by a professor after he saw someone sing the song in the thirties, and he changed the name to One Meatball, and helped make it famous... but I just happen to love fishcakes, and this song, very very much, 'cause I'm a kitten!! lmao

[2commonandcoarse]

Wake me, shake me, thank you for this fine share down memory lane~ x(:Dc

[nerdrific12]

So is it about an STD?

[kushRooms]

RACKBALL!!!!!!!!!!!

[jeanmichelcaillou]

wow, this is a great video. thanks for putting it on youtube!!!

[Lentras]

the song is awesome.

[ohhsoojonas]

omg i did my fifth grade dance to this! haha my teacher made it up for us! ha it was definatly the best talent! ha

[blabla2]

haha i wanna do that dance too

[StoogeWatcher]

To hell with Cornell Gunter. If you're going to listen to Coasters, listen to this group. At least it's connected with the original lead singer.

[coolpacker11]

nice parody of Rack em willie!!

[gAbOdAzEr]

♫pero nadie saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabe, pero nadie saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­abe♫ jejejeje

[theoldgalah]

rawrgusto ur a bit of a bone head eh? probably some young pup who has been nowhere and done nothing

[rawrgusto]

Sorry old lad your a bit of a bird dick eh chap? Haha your names the old gay =)

[theoldgalah]

child

[rawrgusto]

geriatric

[theoldgalah]

good boy/girl.Your spelling is profoundly accurate.And your cheeky too.hahaha :o)

I'm actually not that old.I just like the moniker.

[Shoegalkisskiss]

You're cheeky too.

[theoldgalah]

why thank you maam

[rcabbage789]

now thats the goodness

[music1fan2]

When your butt starts a leakin

tighty whiteys will be streakin

a brown, brown, brown, brown

[susiccu]

the best version, ever

[JarredFayson11]

when ya beat the georgia bulldogs, you gonna feel a bulldog BITE!

[aarono54]

RACKBALL !

[dat1upboy]

she crazy like a daisy! ba ba bum!

[oilkills]

Pimp nasty funky ch-pimp... and stanky chicken

[immortalskate]

You can look but you better not touch!

[filipponemynutz]

Rackball!!!!!!!!!!!

[LordSaulAlcantar]

RACK 'EM!!!!

[coaltrain4]

rackball!!

[68ChargerMdM]

wow that was amazing but what is the name of this show

[jasonerling]

i had the pleasure of seeing them live, along with the drifters and platters. all three were FANTASTIC! sounded great and all so nice, got to shake hands with the bass singer.

[redhookny]

the bass singer in this video is Mr. Bassmsn -yep the song sang by Johnny Cymbal

[oldermusiclover]

wish someone would post his song Mr. Bass Man

[Kennychipmunk]

The best doo-wop group of all time

[bumkumcsa]

Wonderful. Simply wonderful!!!!

[allstate1545]

RACK EM!!!!!

[STBontheweb]

hhahaha HELLO!

[skilski2003]

Love it, love it, love it!!

[Gathol]

i first saw this on pbs. imagine black folk and white folk all dancin and singin together.  granted they were all mostly using walkers but that's beside the point.

[Gathol]

i was joking y'all.

[Bass35744]

Ronnie Bright is one of the greatest bass singers of all time! I would love to see these guys live!

[mattserna]

rack rack rack rackball.

[KmILLz]

RACK EM!

[amullin101]

it's good but personaly i like the cover that was made by the lambrettas...look it up

[fordoowopmarty]

You need to hear the one that (maz50) has listed. It's the first copy they recorded

[FVedder]

These are a great Song.. but really.. listen a cover of "Los Rebeldes del rock" the singer was Johnnie Laboriel.. and sound not better but.. he puts his special touch..!!

[marlis44]

I am special :) I grew up with great groups like the coasters, my their music live forever.